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Jan 30, 2009 11:31 EST

from James Saft:

Save capitalism from the banks – Nassim Taleb

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb,  the author of  "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable", has a simple proposal to as he puts it, "save capitalism and free markets from the banks."

Nationalise the banks, limit the rewards to those who work in what he calls the "utility" part of the system and have a completely uninsured second leg that can take all the risks it wants and lose its shirt, he said in an interview in Davos at the World Economic Forum.

"They rigged the game. We pay them for their profits, there is no clawback so their incentive is to hide the risk they are taking."

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Absolute right on the nail!! And not only Bob Rubin but each and every one of the bankers who have got us into this mess should be made to pay back all the bonuses they received whilst doing so.

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